Sharpton’s daughter to address Asbury grads

ASBURY PARK – Dominique Sharpton, the daughter of the Rev. Al Sharpton, will speak at the Asbury Park High School graduation commencement on Monday, a city school board member said Saturday night.

The 27-year-old director of membership for the National Action Network, the civil rights organization founded by her father, will talk to the students about “encouragement and the spirit of hope,” said Christian Hall, a city school board member.

“She is coming here to speak life into the life of our students and hope into the future of our students,” Hall said.

Dominique Sharpton could not be reached Saturday night.

Al Sharpton, host of MSNBC's “PoliticsNation,” came to Asbury Park High School in April to mark the opening of an Asbury Park chapter of the National Action Network.